CHAPTER Ⅲ

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design

The study is essentially Descriptive Research where quantifiable information was used to
statistical inference on the target audience. Furthermore, a survey using devised questionnaire on
the said issue with the interaction of the government implementation, specially pertaining to the
curfew.

3.2 Research Sample

The respondents involved in this study are residents of Barangay Sicsican of legal age,
personally interviewed and asked to fill-out the survey forms. The profile of the respondents
such as age and gender was also conducted on the chosen community.

The researchers used the purposive or subjective sampling procedure to select the
respondents of the study. A total of 170 respondents from different local community of Barangay
Sicsican, were selected from the various district and personally interviewed.

3.3 Research Locale

3.4 Data Collection

The researchers first submits a letter to the Practical Research adviser for approval before
proceeding to data gathering. After the approval is done, the researcher secure a permit to
conduct survey to the participants. This letter of permission was given to the barangay captain
for approval.

The scope of this study was explained to the participant provide information in taking the
interview. In explaining the flow of this research, all ethical considerations were observed. The
participants were given the assurance that all their information was treated accordingly and
remain confidential. When respondents are assured of the above mentioned, the researcher will
explain the process, the intention of the study and its purpose as well. This research was made in
order for the respondent to be given the necessary information that they need.

If everything is settled, the researcher now starts their interview proper to the
participants. These were used to gather data in order to answer the problems set in this research.
When interview proper is being held, participants was given time to answer question being
thrown to them. The ending of the interview was based on the responses of the participants.

3.5 Research Instrument

The participants demographic information and little personal information from the
respondent’s survey questionnaires were utilized. It also contained the criteria and items that
defined each criterion in terms of the effectiveness of curfews, deterrent effects of curfews and
level of awareness on the implementation of the law.

Interview were conducted with the respondents that required elaborating descriptions
which were beyond the space of the prepared survey forms.

3.6 Data Analysis

The data gathered through the questionnaires were analyzed and interpreted using the
following statistical techniques:

Percentage. This was used as descriptive statistics for relationships of a part to the
whole.

Weighted Mean. This was computed to determine the average response of a population
group for each item.